Automobile Torpedo (open access)

Automobile Torpedo

Patent for a submarine torpedo which explodes in the hull of a vessels it hits.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Douglas, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Amusement Device (open access)

Amusement Device

Patent for an amusement device. This invention uses a ballast and simulates the appearance and motion of a floating ship under way. Illustrations included.
Date: March 28, 1911
Creator: Corneliussen, Ivar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Ruler and Blotter (open access)

Combined Ruler and Blotter

Patent for a ruler that can also be used as a blotter. Illustrations included.
Date: July 25, 1911
Creator: Muller, Frederick William, Jr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brick Fire Box Construction. (open access)

Brick Fire Box Construction.

Patent for an improved fire box liner construction for oil fueled locomotives that is made from bricks in an interlocking design that does not require cement and will not shake apart from vibration. Includes illustrations.
Date: September 12, 1911
Creator: Blackmond, William C. & Stoy, Guy Everett
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mail-Bag Catcher and Deliverer. (open access)

Mail-Bag Catcher and Deliverer.

Patent for a mail bag catcher and deliverer for use by trains.
Date: June 13, 1911
Creator: Tauson, Reinhold W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trap. (open access)

Trap.

Patent for a fishing trap box that holds the bait securely and can be used for catching fish or crustaceans.
Date: July 4, 1911
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Moving Picture Machine (open access)

Moving Picture Machine

Patent for a moving picture machine. "One of the objects of the invention is to provide a mechanism consisting of the combination of the combination of magazine and winding reels" (inline 11- 13). Illustrations included.
Date: May 9, 1911
Creator: Yanch, Edwin R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire-Extinguishing System. (open access)

Fire-Extinguishing System.

Patent for a fire extinguishing system with improved hydrant connections and sprinkler systems in buildings.
Date: February 7, 1911
Creator: Corneliussen, Ivar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spring-Wheel (open access)

Spring-Wheel

Patent for a spring wheel designed to resist weight pressure. Illustrations included.
Date: April 11, 1911
Creator: Hayden, Walter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint. (open access)

Rail-Joint.

Patent for an improved rail joint.
Date: August 29, 1911
Creator: Kotlarich, Pete M.
System: The Portal to Texas History